1962 Doubled Die Reverse DDR-025
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Description
Documented by VarietyVista, the 1962 DDR-025 Jefferson Nickel presents very strong spread on an exceptionally broad set of reverse design elements: E PLURIBUS UNUM, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FIVE CENTS, and the M of MONTICELLO, with the spread decreasing in intensity from left to right across the reverse face. This left-to-right gradient of doubling strength is diagnostically significant because it indicates a hub displacement that was greatest at the left edge of the die and diminished toward the right, consistent with a pivoting or tilting motion rather than a uniform lateral shift. Die markers UVC-1102 / DMR-033 track three stages: Stage A at EDS (unconfirmed); Stage B at MDS featuring a long curving die gouge east of the right short window on the Monticello facade, with the obverse also at MDS; and Stage C where both reverse and obverse reach LDS. The curving die gouge near Monticello's right short window in Stage B provides a precise architectural reference point within Schlag's building design that makes this variety identifiable even when the doubling features are partially obscured by wear. The Jefferson Nickel was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1962, composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel, weighing 5.00 grams with a diameter of 21.21 mm. Felix Schlag designed the original Jefferson portrait and Monticello reverse, which served continuously from 1938 through 2003. The decreasing spread from left to right across the reverse — strongest on E PLURIBUS UNUM and weakest on the M of MONTICELLO — gives this variety a directional quality that experienced attributors can detect through systematic comparison of doubling intensity at multiple points across the reverse inscription.
Die Markers
- UVC-1102
- DMR-033
- Stage A:
- EDS (unconfirmed)
- Stage B:
- Long curving die gouge East of the Right short window – MDS
- Obverse is MDS
- Stage C:
- Reverse and Obverse are LDS
Attribution History
- Discovered by J. T. Stanton
- Expert attribution by VarietyVista
External References
Additional Notes
Die Stages and Markers UVC-1102 DMR-033 Stage A: EDS (unconfirmed) Stage B: Long curving die gouge East of the Right short window – MDS Obverse is MDS Stage C: Reverse and Obverse are LDS
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